  <div class="column prepend-1 span-11">
    <h3>We are the social network for scholars.</h3>

    <p>We are the home for Faculty, Students, and Researchers of every academic discipline who want to be recognized as leaders in their field.</p>
    <p>We give you a platform to network and collaborate with your colleagues all over the world.  We are the forum for building ideas, keeping up with the latest in your field, and nurturing your professional legacy.</p>
  </div>

  <div class="column prepend-1 span-10 append-1 last">
    <p class="signup button"><%= link_to_with_span "Sign up now! &#187;", signup_url %></p>

    <ul>
        <li>Share a paper with colleagues</li>
        <li><%= link_to 'Find scholars', profiles_path %> in your field</li>
        <li>Post course materials</li>
        <li>Network and collaborate</li>
        <li><%= link_to 'Find research', articles_list_path %> in your field</li>
        <li>Post an announcement to your colleagues</li>
        <li>See the message board in your discipline</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</div><!-- closes div#content -->

<% # for truncate() below
  length = 28; truncate_string = ' #&133;'
%>

<div class="container" id="hotlists">
  <div class="column prepend-1 span-22 append-1 last">
    <h3>Today on Pronetos</h3>
  </div>
  <div class="column prepend-1 span-6 append-1">
    <h4>Discussions</h4>
    <ul>
    <% Discussion.find_all_recent(5).each do |d| %>
      <li><%= link_to truncate( d.title, length ), discipline_discussion_path(d.discipline, d) %></li>
    <% end %>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="column prepend-1 span-6 append-1">
    <h4>Articles</h4>
    <ul>
    <% Article.find_all_recent(5).each do |a| %>
      <li><%= link_to truncate( a.title, length ), discipline_article_path(a.discipline, a) %></li>
    <% end %>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <div class="column prepend-1 span-6 append-1 last">
    <h4>Disciplines</h4>
    <ul>
    <% Discipline.find_all_by_membership_count(5).each do |g| %>
      <li><%= link_to truncate( "#{h(g.name)} (#{g.memberships_count} members)", length ), discipline_path(g) %></li>
    <% end %>
    </ul>
  </div>
